Dr. Ned Snyder IV is a native of Waco, TX, where he graduated Salutatorian from Waco High School. He went on to graduate from the Plan II Honors program at the University of Texas at Austin.
He received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) where he was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He remained in Galveston where he received his plastic surgery training at the recognized UTMB Department of Surgery.
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Welcome to Austin Breast Reconstruction and Dr. Ned Snyder. Dr. Snyder has years of experience in breast reconstruction, specializing in DIEP Flap Reconstruction (Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator), Tug Flap, Gap Flap, and SIEA Flap.
He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and is extremely passionate about helping women and families through extremely difficult times related to breast cancer, issues arising from breast implants and other breast related issues. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with breast cancer or has other breast related issues, you deserve to know all of your options. We invite you to read through our website to get a better understanding of your options and to gain a greater understanding of Dr. Snyder’s qualifications.
Choosing the perfect doctor is one of the many anxieties many women feel when it comes to obtaining successful and pleasant medical care. Dr. Snyder has years of experience with breast reconstruction. He loves the challenge and opportunity and has achieved amazing results for many women. His international experience and clinical expertise help him stand out amongst his peers. When you meet with Dr. Snyder, you will immediately feel of his genuine desire to understand your unique challenges. He will carefully help you understand all of your options and he and his staff will manage all of your expectations during the process.
Reconstruction After Breast Cancer
Amy Coddington was grateful that her breast cancer was caught early when the cure rate is high. It was found with her yearly, routine mammogram. Since she had questionable tissue in the non- cancerous breast, she and her doctor decided a double mastectomy was her safest route.
That decision was made easier when she did her research and found out about a state of the art breast reconstruction surgery available in Austin. She says, “It was very much a turning point for me. From that moment on, I felt like everything was going to be okay.”
That surgery is called DIEP Flap or Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap. Austin Plastic Surgeon Ned Snyder offers the complex procedure. It works by doctors making an incision, usually along the bikini line, much like that used for a tummy tuck.
The necessary skin, soft tissue and tiny blood vessels are removed to build the new breast. These blood vessels are matched to supplying vessels at the mastectomy site and reattached under a microscope.
Dr. Snyder says, “With DIEP flap, once someone is done and once the reconstruction is complete, it’s something that’s their own tissue that will age with them like a natural breast and won’t require maintenance in the future.”
The reconstruction of one breast takes about 3 hours and is usually done immediately after the mastectomy. So, the patient wakes up from surgery with new breasts built with her own tissue, skin and blood.
Coddington says, “I would have never thought that you could get back to such a natural looking and feeling condition after a mastectomy.”
Reconstruction is a very personal decision for women facing a mastectomy. Some don’t choose it at all. Others prefer more traditional reconstruction using breast implants. Amy Coddington says she’s pleased with the choice she made. “For me, I wanted to get back to as close to what I was before so I didn’t wake up and say, oh my goodness, I’ve had cancer. Now I feel really good and very strong.”
Excerpt from weareaustin.com
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